Management Engineering
Resume:
VIGNON OUINSOU HOUENOU, MSc
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Montreal, Longueil J4K 4Y6, Canada
512-***-****/(001) 678-***-****
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Water resources and civil engineer with experience living and working
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fluent in French and English, and trained in
civil engineering, river basin management, hydrology, hydraulics,
reservoir development and operation, integrated water resources
management, GIS and data management, water project management and
impact assessments.
EXPERIENCE
Water Engineer
Bon Berger Construction Engineering Firm, Cotonou, Benin; January 2010
- November 2012
o Directed and supervised construction of water and sanitation
infrastructures, operations and maintenance activities at 3
project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to
design specifications
o Conducted field surveys, design water and sanitation
infrastructures; and analyzed survey reports, drawings and
topographical data to plan projects
o Provided technical advice regarding design and construction of
roads, drainage systems and buildings
o Prepared and presented public reports, bid proposals and
environmental impact assessments
o Estimated quantities and costs of materials, equipment and labor
to develop budget for projects
o Ensured in collaboration with logistics department that items
are procured in time, to the required quality standards and at
optimal cost
o Ensured the work meets quality standards, budget log frame and
timing requirement
Research - Water Resources Engineering and Management
Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana;
June 2009 - December 2009
o Worked on research paper "Productivity of Stored Water in
Reservoirs in the White Volta Basin, Burkina Faso, to submit to
department and
o Conducted literature reviews of articles, and searched for
systematic reviews and large-scale program evaluations to
demonstrate efficacy and efficiency of different interventions
o Searched online databases for country studies related to
different types of reservoir interventions in English and French
and presented summarized results from analyses at weekly
meetings with supervisor
o Designed questionnaires, used ArcGIS and remote sensing to
collect and analyzed data
Internship - Hydrology and Hydrometry Data Collection
Department of Civil Engineering, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana; January - May
2009
o Assisted in Evapotranspiration measurement
o Collected and analyzed hydrologic data
o Assisted in river stage and discharge measurement
o Computed required volume of water for irrigation and assisted
with the water balance computation
o Identified flood and erosion control measures
o Identified ecological standards and environmental flows
requirements
o Assisted in developing irrigation scheme infrastructures
Internship - Environmental Sanitation Project
Department of Civil Engineering, KNUST, Ayigya District of Kumasi,
Ghana; August - December 2008
o Participated in improvement of sanitation in district
o Collected and analyzed rainfall data and computed expect volume
of storm water and wastewater
o Assisted in topographic and hydrologic studies, design of
drainage systems
o Assisted in laboratory works: measurement of water quality
parameters
o Identified environmental impacts of the construction of drainage
systems
o Prepared and wrote environmental impacts report
Internship - Architectural Drawings
VICAD Engineering Design, Adum, Ghana; October 2007- June 2008
o Assisted with architectural drawings using 2D and 3D AutoCAD
Design
Civil Engineering Technician
HORSE Sarl Engineering and Counseling Firm, Cotonou, Benin; June 2005
- July 2007
o Estimated budget for buildings and roads construction
o Execution of technical and architectural drawings using AutoCAD
o Designed buildings and roads maintenance plans for clients
o Coordinated and monitored the execution of maintenance plans
o Wrote daily progress report on works achieved at multiple
building sites
EDUCATION
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Master of Science, Water Resources Engineering and Management; June 2010
Thesis: Productivity of stored water in small reservoirs in the White
Volta Basin, Burkina Faso
Related Coursework: Integrated Water Resources Management, Water
systems Management, Water and Environmental Law, River Basin
Management, Reservoir Development and Operation, Water Project
Management, Water Systems Modeling, ArcGIS and Data Management.
Ghana Institute of Languages, Kumasi, Ghana
Proficiency Class, English; October 2007-May 2008
Verechaguine A.K. School of Civil Engineering, Cotonou, Benin
Professional Bachelor, Civil Engineering; August 2007
SKILLS
Computer
o Proficient in AutoCAD 2D and 3D, excellent knowledge of ArcGIS
o Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Language
o Proficient in French and English
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Road Maintenance and Renovation; Cotonou, Benin, July 2010
o Road maintenance using massive labor rather than motorized/heavy
equipments
2D and 3D AutoCAD Design; VICAD Engineering Design; Kumasi, Ghana,
October 2007-December 2007
o Architectural drawings using AutoCAD 2D and 3D
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